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the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a swdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come durg this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and unusual warning about a blend of gasoline. the federal government wants you to start using the gas. but will it damage your gerri: lok, i am no expert on media bias, but the media solving the fiscal cliff. the huffington post reporting that the offer to avert disaster sparks gop outrage. "the new york times", the front page story today that the tax code is less progressive than in 1980. back when ronald rean was president. let's take a look at federal income tax in this country. these numbers according to the tax foundation. the top 1% pay37.4%. the top 1% of e
the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a swdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come durg this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and...
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the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where wld the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and unusual warning about a blend of gasoline. the federal government wants you to start using the gas. to start using the gas. but will it damage your twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the art of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives,
the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of course, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where wld the chinese and their economy be if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and...
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the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of crse, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy e if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and unusual warning about a blend of gasoline. the federal government wants you to start using the gas. to start using the gas. but will it damage your can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wis
the paper went on to school lawmakers here saying that the u.s. should act like a responsible power. oh, boy. of crse, china's interest is purely self-interest here. the last thing he needs it needs is a slowdown in consumer spending. after all, where would the chinese and their economy e if it weren't for america? that's right. a lot more to come during this hour. what this tax fairness mean? i will break down the numbers. folks like warren buffett don't want to talk about this. and aaa and...
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u.s. president george h. w. bush has been moved to an intensive care unit, the 8-year-old suffering from a fever that has worsened. a spokesperson says he is in guarded condition but is alert and able to converse with medical staff. the suicide bomber has killed three people at a u.s. base in afghanistan. if the explosion happened at the operating base. have that giant palo? you through the top stories. egypt's opposition will continue to protest against what it is calling a fraudulent referendum. the president says he knows he has made mistakes but now's the time for national unity. a bombing raid has reportedly killed 20 people. and the head of the military police has defected saying that the government has turned into a gang of murderers. massive explosion and a fireworks were house and the largest city. a densely populated district of labor. japan pose a newly elected prime minister is vowing to -- japan's newly elected prime minister is vowing to -- >> a second chance to make a mark. he stages a comeback of
u.s. president george h. w. bush has been moved to an intensive care unit, the 8-year-old suffering from a fever that has worsened. a spokesperson says he is in guarded condition but is alert and able to converse with medical staff. the suicide bomber has killed three people at a u.s. base in afghanistan. if the explosion happened at the operating base. have that giant palo? you through the top stories. egypt's opposition will continue to protest against what it is calling a fraudulent...
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adam: the u.s. is escalating its involvement in the syrian crisis, sending patriot missile batteries to turkey plus 400 ground troops. it is all part of a nato effort to protect turkey from possible missile attacks coming from syria. how much further could the u.s. military be dragged into a region unraveling by the day? we want to ask peter brookes, senior fellow at heritage foundation. are we getting a quack mire sending troops, 400 of them and the patriot missile batteries? >> no, i don't think so. this makes sense. it is symbolic for the turkey, major ally in that part of the world. in case assad regime fires missiles into turkey or fired at the rebels and end up in turkey. there has been a lot of stuff going on along the border. this will protect turkey, our nato ally, from attack. adam: will take several weeks to set up the patriot missile batteries. >> that's right. adam: if they need the batteries to protect them do they have time for that? isn't the assad regime on its last leg now? >> that
adam: the u.s. is escalating its involvement in the syrian crisis, sending patriot missile batteries to turkey plus 400 ground troops. it is all part of a nato effort to protect turkey from possible missile attacks coming from syria. how much further could the u.s. military be dragged into a region unraveling by the day? we want to ask peter brookes, senior fellow at heritage foundation. are we getting a quack mire sending troops, 400 of them and the patriot missile batteries? >> no, i...
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. >> reporter: the u.s. commerce department says they have flooded the market, forcing all u.s. manufacturers out of business. so the feds slapped a 187% tariff on the imported hangers, more than doubling the cost to dry cleaners. >> that certainly did drive the price of hangers up. we were paying probably 4-5 cents a hanger. now it's anywhere from 8-10 cents a hanger. >> reporter: customers noticed. >> they never like it, but it's the cost of supplies. you have to do it. >> reporter: hangers are hardly worth harping about. the real cost increases are from utilities, chemical, and wages. >> reporter: when you run through nearly 10,000 hangers a month, every cent counts. and recycling is highly encouraged. if you have hangers hanging around the house, hand them back in! that's fewer foreign hangers that have to be purchased. >>> welcome to the wettest month of 2012! it was march until yesterday. now we've seen half a foot of rainfall in san francisco. we're dry tonight. how long is that going to stick around? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the storm system spawned tornadoes in some states and ou
. >> reporter: the u.s. commerce department says they have flooded the market, forcing all u.s. manufacturers out of business. so the feds slapped a 187% tariff on the imported hangers, more than doubling the cost to dry cleaners. >> that certainly did drive the price of hangers up. we were paying probably 4-5 cents a hanger. now it's anywhere from 8-10 cents a hanger. >> reporter: customers noticed. >> they never like it, but it's the cost of supplies. you have to do...
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russians targeting u.s. banks like a plot straight out of the movies but the new plan targets your money. melissa: are the golden years preventing a golden opportunity for investors? we'll tell you about catering to seniors, 120%. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get maied, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance anbe able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> i am cheryl casone with your fox business brief. conoco phillips selling the business units in a deal worth $1.75 billion. subject to approval and is expected to close by the middle of next year. twitter saying today it hit the 200 million act
russians targeting u.s. banks like a plot straight out of the movies but the new plan targets your money. melissa: are the golden years preventing a golden opportunity for investors? we'll tell you about catering to seniors, 120%. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get maied, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. dog barks...
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the u.s. we're taking a little bit of a breather, and down invests 13 points off of session lows. tracy: what about the housing report? a lot of mixed news out there. >> these are up today, and they were better than expected. it is 2-2/3%. >> just as confused as we are. tracy: president obama saying he is eager to get something done on the fiscal cliff before christmas but are both sides any closer to reaching any deal? peter barnes joins us from the white house. we are all confused. what is going on? peter: clearly the negotiation continues. the president putting pressure on republicans today. in a briefing with reporters he said he has met them halfway towards getting some kind of agreement that he is, quote, right there in the middle and there's no reason why they can't wrap this up. he said republicans have conceded that tax rates need to go on the wealthy because they're going to vote tomorrow on a bill that would increase tax rates on people making $1 million and he wants to see the thre
the u.s. we're taking a little bit of a breather, and down invests 13 points off of session lows. tracy: what about the housing report? a lot of mixed news out there. >> these are up today, and they were better than expected. it is 2-2/3%. >> just as confused as we are. tracy: president obama saying he is eager to get something done on the fiscal cliff before christmas but are both sides any closer to reaching any deal? peter barnes joins us from the white house. we are all...
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starting in january the u.s. treasury department will begin selling its stakes in almost all of the remaining banks that received bailouts during the financial crisis. four years after the implementation of the troubled asset relief program the government still owns a part of 218 banks. those banks owe taxpayers nearly $8 billion. the government says tarp was always intended to be a temporary measure. key players from wall street may be heading to the whitehouse. according to bloomberg news.. the obama administration is said to be considering kenneth chenault -- the ceo of american express-- for a cabinet post... possibly treasury secretary. also, the adminstration is said to be batting around the name ursala burns- who runs xerox as a possible candidate for commerce secretary. president obama said earlier he is interested in having top business leaders in his cabinet. coal consumption is climbing around the world. the international energy agency-- better known as as the i-e-a predicts demand for coal could come
starting in january the u.s. treasury department will begin selling its stakes in almost all of the remaining banks that received bailouts during the financial crisis. four years after the implementation of the troubled asset relief program the government still owns a part of 218 banks. those banks owe taxpayers nearly $8 billion. the government says tarp was always intended to be a temporary measure. key players from wall street may be heading to the whitehouse. according to bloomberg news.....
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, high grade corporate bonds, bonds from ge,oogle, apple, those are bonds tat pay way more than the u.s. government debt and frankly in my opinion have a better credit rating. those are places i would look if you're scared of stocks here. melissa: but, scott, i am a little nervous about stocks cause i think the economy, you don't think it will be horribled by debt, by regulati, by, you know, uncertainty. every ceo says they don't knowhat is coming down the pike. for whatever excuse they're using this week, they're not hiring they're not expanding. i think stocks look kind of scary here. >> well that's a good thing usually. if stocks look great, that is ush looly time to sell th. you made a great point, melissa. we heard the same song and dance from ceos for three years since president obama got in the white house. guess what happened? we had pretty good bull market in he can equities. those scenaos stocks could definite get volatile here and go down in j january and i would dinitely buy the ps. melissa: kimberly, what do pou think?. >> i agree with scott, 100%. my crystal ball broke in
, high grade corporate bonds, bonds from ge,oogle, apple, those are bonds tat pay way more than the u.s. government debt and frankly in my opinion have a better credit rating. those are places i would look if you're scared of stocks here. melissa: but, scott, i am a little nervous about stocks cause i think the economy, you don't think it will be horribled by debt, by regulati, by, you know, uncertainty. every ceo says they don't knowhat is coming down the pike. for whatever excuse they're...
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this of course is the cradle of the labor movement in the u.s. the first place of the uaw and plenty of uaw folks and the unions represented. you will hear plenty of sides on this but i will give you the union side because that is where i am standing. they save right to work means essentially they come into a workplace, negotiate a bunch of benefits and work rules and salary and people who choose not to go to the union benefit from that and that is not fair. that is their argument. the governor, governor snider, who is not a crazy right winger but a moderate governor, he never had this on his agenda but when the labor unions put it on the agenda in the last election with a ballot measure, he said okay, you put this up for grabs, it was defeated, a measure to enshrine the concept of not being a right to work state. they tried to enshrine that failed miserably and the governor said you made this an issue now and we are going to make it an issue and we are going to support this bill. it seems clear to me this is going to pass today. he is not going
this of course is the cradle of the labor movement in the u.s. the first place of the uaw and plenty of uaw folks and the unions represented. you will hear plenty of sides on this but i will give you the union side because that is where i am standing. they save right to work means essentially they come into a workplace, negotiate a bunch of benefits and work rules and salary and people who choose not to go to the union benefit from that and that is not fair. that is their argument. the...
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tracy: u.s. government set to hit the legal borrowing limit on monday. 16.$4 trillion federal debt limit beginning to come down and toch congress passes legislation or defaults. treasury secretary tim traders said the treasury would begin to undertake "extraordinary measures to stave off default quote that could $3,200,000,000,000 of additional funding which would give them two more months this is creative accounting. we have many. lori: the overspending is the understatement. the bond yield is lower investors are thinking this is the safest bet stocks are falling the dow was off 100 points europe is a mess in china slows down the global economy in dire straits and we cannot stop spending there is no message in interest rates are rising as they should to prepare for another downgrade which is very concerning talking about the economic data data, consumer confidence falls over fiscal cliff uncertainty and warning the government is set to hit the legal borrowing limit by a monday. we have bill rodg
tracy: u.s. government set to hit the legal borrowing limit on monday. 16.$4 trillion federal debt limit beginning to come down and toch congress passes legislation or defaults. treasury secretary tim traders said the treasury would begin to undertake "extraordinary measures to stave off default quote that could $3,200,000,000,000 of additional funding which would give them two more months this is creative accounting. we have many. lori: the overspending is the understatement. the bond...
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as soon as that u.s. economic data came back, we took away most of those gains, and got back even on the day. all we're up on now, of course, is the concern, of course, about the middle east right now. the big news, of course, in the soybeans today, another three week high today on beeps, strong economic data means the chinese buy beans in december. the better the economy, the more beans they buy. bean traders love to hear that. up on the day. back to you. dennis: thank you. tracy: coming up, may have the one retail analyst in all america who still likes jcpenney. i want to know why. dennis: amazon and ups have jobs available now. why don't they have anyone to fill them? tracy: first how the world currencies are faring against the dollar as we head out to break. ♪ >> 22 minutes past the hour, i'm lauren green with the fox news minute. north korea planning a long range rocket launch this month despite international warnings. the first stage of the rocket put in place suggesting a launch could be next wee
as soon as that u.s. economic data came back, we took away most of those gains, and got back even on the day. all we're up on now, of course, is the concern, of course, about the middle east right now. the big news, of course, in the soybeans today, another three week high today on beeps, strong economic data means the chinese buy beans in december. the better the economy, the more beans they buy. bean traders love to hear that. up on the day. back to you. dennis: thank you. tracy: coming up,...
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i acknowledge before stepping reinforcing our relations with the u.s. is our priority. as prime minister, i must protect our citizens lives with determination. right now, are fearful -- airforce are protecting our sea and sky around the island. japan's security is not someone else's program. it is the crisis we have on our hands. >> this is "bbc world news." mohamad morsi has welcomed the vote in favor of a new constitution and he has called on those who opposed it to join in a national dialogue. another army massacre in syria as another person the facts. seeing the army has deviated from protecting the nation. a fire has destroyed a fireworks or house in nigeria. it killed at least one person and injured many more. it quickly spread to other buildings. he sent us this report. >> it was felt miles away and a thick cloud of smoke rose from the area. thousands gathered to have a look. some were worried they might have lost loved ones and property. at least one person has been killed in the explosion. rescue workers recovered a body burned beyond recognition. it is believe
i acknowledge before stepping reinforcing our relations with the u.s. is our priority. as prime minister, i must protect our citizens lives with determination. right now, are fearful -- airforce are protecting our sea and sky around the island. japan's security is not someone else's program. it is the crisis we have on our hands. >> this is "bbc world news." mohamad morsi has welcomed the vote in favor of a new constitution and he has called on those who opposed it to join in a...
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stuart: a massive storm, serious stuff here, big storms through the u.s., high winds, snow, everybody came down and stranding a lot of travelers across the country and dumping inches of snow in some cities, actually feet in some areas. roadways in the northeast covered with snow, again, two feet of snow in some areas. big delays in a lot of airports. big headaches for holiday travelers, that storm is blamed for the at least six deaths. if congress and the president can't come up with a plan and we dive on that fiscal cliff, look what would happen to the average federal taxpayers, the average taxpayer is roughly 50,000 bucks a year and that person would pay a extra, 1238 per year in taxes. in fact, every taxpayer would pay more if we go over that cliff. clearly, that would be a hit to the overall economy. and who is going to get the blame for that. noel clemente is here. i've got to believe that the republicans will get the blame for this, do you agree? >> right now, it's hard to say, because the house is the only body in washington that's actually passed anything to deal with the taxe
stuart: a massive storm, serious stuff here, big storms through the u.s., high winds, snow, everybody came down and stranding a lot of travelers across the country and dumping inches of snow in some cities, actually feet in some areas. roadways in the northeast covered with snow, again, two feet of snow in some areas. big delays in a lot of airports. big headaches for holiday travelers, that storm is blamed for the at least six deaths. if congress and the president can't come up with a plan and...
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under the agreement with japan the u.s. military has agreed to follow safety rules and flight restrictions as much as possible. okinawa prefecture is urging the central government to carry out an independent inquiry and request the u.s. military to keep to the agreement. >>> artists have tried since 1945 to make sense of the atomic bombings in japan. one of them, the manga comic artist keiji nakazawa has passed away. nakazawa died of lung cancer at 73. he survived hiroshima himself as a child, and he worked tirelessly to deliver a powerful message for world peace. nhk world's jun yotsumoto tells us more. >> reporter: the story of a boy orphaned when the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on hiroshima. author keiji nakazawa was 6 when he lost his father and two siblings in the bombing. but he avoided the topic in his first manga comics. survivors were often shunned by society. nakazawa preferred to keep silent. but he changed deeply when his mother passed away in 1966. she was also a survivor. >> translator: when my mother was crem
under the agreement with japan the u.s. military has agreed to follow safety rules and flight restrictions as much as possible. okinawa prefecture is urging the central government to carry out an independent inquiry and request the u.s. military to keep to the agreement. >>> artists have tried since 1945 to make sense of the atomic bombings in japan. one of them, the manga comic artist keiji nakazawa has passed away. nakazawa died of lung cancer at 73. he survived hiroshima himself as...
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the data, u.s. manufacturing activity last month lowest level since the summer of 2009, but then we got a construction spending report that was good. in october, it rose by the largest amounts in five months, and then we got auto sales throughout the morning, and while they were decent, gm, toyota, and chrysler missed november's estimates, but ford beat them. that's the data and push and pull among the markets, back to you. >> lauren, thanks so much. >> 12995 where it ends, nobody knows. take a gamble. talks in a standstill, timothy geithner blaming republicans saying they have to raise taxes in order to avoid going over the cliff. rich edson in washington with the latest, rich? >> they are stuck on this offer, which the white house says is less of an offer and the same position the administration staked out in its jobs bill and deficit proposal over the last couple years. half trillion in tax increases or trillion and a half in tax increases, $600 billion in spending cuts, more spending, and a perm
the data, u.s. manufacturing activity last month lowest level since the summer of 2009, but then we got a construction spending report that was good. in october, it rose by the largest amounts in five months, and then we got auto sales throughout the morning, and while they were decent, gm, toyota, and chrysler missed november's estimates, but ford beat them. that's the data and push and pull among the markets, back to you. >> lauren, thanks so much. >> 12995 where it ends, nobody...
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that the company's tea are contaminated with pesticides to the point where 100 of the samples violate u.s. laws. the company is sticking to its story that it sticks to the standards. by my colleague says that there are a huge number of hedge funds believe that the deal could fall through. they are thinking it is ortho. we will be listening when starbuck's talks about teavana tomorrow. let me give you the outline so you can understand why i'm so bullish about the stock. it is a high quality growth stock in a low-bogrowth world. they are putting up into stores all over the world. i expect to hear it is doing better than young. starbu starbuck's has high end stores may seem like there is a starbuck's in every corner in america. it is the highest quality of problems it needs to keep the lines shorter. i know they don't control the airports but please, add like five starbucks to every airport that i've been to. the company is improving the efficiency of the stores. they have the pods that you put in the keurig. and now they have the sumatra. they have the keurig the barismo. it could be a good
that the company's tea are contaminated with pesticides to the point where 100 of the samples violate u.s. laws. the company is sticking to its story that it sticks to the standards. by my colleague says that there are a huge number of hedge funds believe that the deal could fall through. they are thinking it is ortho. we will be listening when starbuck's talks about teavana tomorrow. let me give you the outline so you can understand why i'm so bullish about the stock. it is a high quality...
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peter cordani claims his fire retardant that the u.s. buyer -- forest service will not use i can stick my hand in here and not me hurt. what do i do? dip my hand. keep your fingers tight together. okay. my hand is not catching fire. it is creepy. >> you have a superior product but they don't use it. >> you would think they use the best technique but what you seeing q know it is not so. what i thought i knew is not true. expert said we run out of oil. no. we are not. premium gas is better for your car. that makes sense but it is not. you are wasting your money unless you have an unusual car. cousins should not get married. cousins can and half of the state's. women are bad drivers but then pay higher insurance rates because we are more likely to crash. do we have full moon? no. because they're more accidents and crimes that it makes people crazy. the scientist looked at the data. when there is a lot happening they noticed that and the connection. but no full moon you do not remember. there are so many myths i wrote a book about them but a
peter cordani claims his fire retardant that the u.s. buyer -- forest service will not use i can stick my hand in here and not me hurt. what do i do? dip my hand. keep your fingers tight together. okay. my hand is not catching fire. it is creepy. >> you have a superior product but they don't use it. >> you would think they use the best technique but what you seeing q know it is not so. what i thought i knew is not true. expert said we run out of oil. no. we are not. premium gas is...
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the attack left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead. >> police in woodbridge are looking for a man accused of shooting out the window of an elementary school. according to investigators, at the shooting happened sometime between last friday night and saturday morning. this man was caught on surveillance cameras at around that time. no one else was inside the school. if you know anything about this case, called crimestoppers. >> it looks what we're looking at a cold night to be out on the town. >> let's get our first look at the forecast. >> a cold night ahead, but not as cold as it was a couple of nights ago. it is 40 at reagan national, but we will hold to the 30's as we move until midnight. and then we may lose a couple of more degrees after that. here is a look at satellite and radar. we will see the chance for a little bit of a wintry mix during the day tomorrow. your new year's eve forecast calls for temperatures in the 30's. the clouds will stick around all day long tomorrow. we do have s
the attack left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead. >> police in woodbridge are looking for a man accused of shooting out the window of an elementary school. according to investigators, at the shooting happened sometime between last friday night and saturday morning. this man was caught on surveillance cameras at around that time. no one else was inside the school. if you know anything about this case, called crimestoppers. >> it looks what we're looking at a cold...
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. >> reporter: the u.s. commerce department says vietnam and china have flooded the market, forcing nearly all u.s. manufacturers out of business. so the feds slapped a 187% tariff on the imported hangers, more than doubling the cost to dry cleaners. >> we were paying probably 4 to 5 cents a hanger, now we're paying upwards of 10 cents a hanger. >> reporter: janice says customers noticed the price increase. >> customers never like it. but as costs go up for supplies, we have to do it. >> reporter: janice says hangers are hardly worth harping about. the real costs are from utilities, chemicals and wages. well, when you run through nearly 10,000 hangers a month, every cent counts, and recycling is highly encouraged. she says if you have hangers hanging around the house, hand them back in. that's fewer foreign hangers that have to be purchased. in albany, don ford, cbs 5. >>> welcome to the wettest month of the year. that was held by march for much of the year, but we eclipsed that yesterday. here's a peek outd
. >> reporter: the u.s. commerce department says vietnam and china have flooded the market, forcing nearly all u.s. manufacturers out of business. so the feds slapped a 187% tariff on the imported hangers, more than doubling the cost to dry cleaners. >> we were paying probably 4 to 5 cents a hanger, now we're paying upwards of 10 cents a hanger. >> reporter: janice says customers noticed the price increase. >> customers never like it. but as costs go up for supplies, we...
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government outside u.s. jurisdiction. it is have the fax? yes ideas spread and because of that we live in a wonderful world. that is our show. tonight. what a wonderful world? all i hear is unemployment, ll pollution, soc ial conflict it is a goode that somebody puts it into perspective.is m a swedish public health professor and usually don't like to put them on theyu would put you to sleep but he has caught the roads attention because he gave a talk to technology entertainment decide more than 100,000 times here is part of it. >> when i saw my mother and though the washing machine for the first time in her life. >> even grandma was invited to see the machine. she had hand washed laundry for seven children and she sat down in front of the ch she watched the entire program and was mesmerized to my grandmother>> b the washing machine was a are >> there 7 billion people and most have no access to the miracle. hav >> 2 billion have access but the remainnng 5 billion how do they wash? like this. by hand. it is a hard time consuming labor that the
government outside u.s. jurisdiction. it is have the fax? yes ideas spread and because of that we live in a wonderful world. that is our show. tonight. what a wonderful world? all i hear is unemployment, ll pollution, soc ial conflict it is a goode that somebody puts it into perspective.is m a swedish public health professor and usually don't like to put them on theyu would put you to sleep but he has caught the roads attention because he gave a talk to technology entertainment decide more than...
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economy to help the u.s. economy deride itself and to do that they want to allow the some prime negative equity borrowers to resurface out of their underwater mortgages and the number of refinancings have been moving along nicely. lookit 60,000 in 2011. i got to tell you the key is not only fannie and freddie would charge more on that refinanced mortgage, but it has to deal with the banks, particularly will the banks agreed to not have any put backs of loans on their own balance sheet, banks say we would rather have those rotten mortgages. if they do default unbalance sheets of fannie and freddie meaning taxpayers expense, the bailout could get bigger in the housing market. dennis: they have only been offering these bailouts to loans that are already backed by government. this would jump over the fence to loans people take from banks to get government guarantees to probably originated loans. liz: that is the deal. you had to change the charter at fannie and freddie to do and whether congress goes along remain
economy to help the u.s. economy deride itself and to do that they want to allow the some prime negative equity borrowers to resurface out of their underwater mortgages and the number of refinancings have been moving along nicely. lookit 60,000 in 2011. i got to tell you the key is not only fannie and freddie would charge more on that refinanced mortgage, but it has to deal with the banks, particularly will the banks agreed to not have any put backs of loans on their own balance sheet, banks...
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there is a current petition for the u.s. to build space superiority platform and weapon system like the dathstar by 2016. there are more than 000 signatures so ar, and those are in support. the government should spur job creation. it feels like construction and engiering. that's exactly what ameri needs. >> a total of some lega project. listen. shovel-ready jobs. extremely happy. we know that. he can work with newt gigrich who wants alunar colony a good bipartisan project for the o of them. >> is that a hostile nme? >> i like it. >> a because we're talking about defensit woold have a huge deterrent effect to all of our enemies. if it did have too up against the death star. >> i love it. >> of the deat panel start. melissa: here is a fun one. the show's sinfeld is the funniest said, all time. 22 percent of those polled said the show was about nothing. it was the funniest show of all time. >>ooking at the top five or ten biggest r greatest comees, what shocked me is that i lovlucy is t even in the top
there is a current petition for the u.s. to build space superiority platform and weapon system like the dathstar by 2016. there are more than 000 signatures so ar, and those are in support. the government should spur job creation. it feels like construction and engiering. that's exactly what ameri needs. >> a total of some lega project. listen. shovel-ready jobs. extremely happy. we know that. he can work with newt gigrich who wants alunar colony a good bipartisan project for the o of...
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it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you fobeing here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know wha you think about all this. here is our question tonight. is the u.s. still a superpower or will china be number one soon? log onto gerriwils.com and vote on the right hand side of the screen command we will share the results of the end of the show. coming up, is it the case of false advertising? "consumer repports" says the fod fusion is not as green as ford says it i. come on. we're goi
it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition....
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no deal tonight in the u.s. senate. continuing, are though, between the vice president and mitch mcconnell. in a rare sunday night session -- i think the enormity of the issue is very clear. >> u.s. senators gathered to solve a self-imposed crisis. their plan to carve out a compromise dissolved. >> there is no simple issue that impossible sticking point. we are willing to make difficult concessions. >> come january 1, tax hikes and budget cuts go into effect. >> regardless of differences, top priority has to be to e that taxes on middle- families do not go up. >> the plan before the senate tax -- would eight prevent a tax increase. clear differences remain. seene odds are we have not the leadership on either side of e to solve this problem. is a contraction economy. loss of jobs which could be well in addition to the people already on unemployment. >> the senate reconvenes 11:00 on monday. the president's heerview earlier today, the issue of guns. the president said the day of newtown shooting was the t of his presidenc
no deal tonight in the u.s. senate. continuing, are though, between the vice president and mitch mcconnell. in a rare sunday night session -- i think the enormity of the issue is very clear. >> u.s. senators gathered to solve a self-imposed crisis. their plan to carve out a compromise dissolved. >> there is no simple issue that impossible sticking point. we are willing to make difficult concessions. >> come january 1, tax hikes and budget cuts go into effect. >>...
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i'm angry at the u.s. for something else. let's use the children as pawns. >> reporter: mcfaden should know. not only did she adopt one of her daughters from russian, she studied in moscow, ran her own adoption agency for 20 years and her nieces and nephews were adopted from russia too. conner and jack mcfaden are fraternal twins who would have been separated. at age 16, both americanized but have a unique understanding of this new law in their native russia. >> and they seem very upset because i don't know where i'd be. the kids don't have many more chances at a life that they could love. >> reporter: or a family they can be part of. it is estimated that there are 750,000 orphans in russia, three quarters of a million kids who mcfaden says may now never know a life fulfilled. >> i'm devastated for the families. but for the children. they will grow up in an orphanage and will not know the love of a family. >> currently there are 46 russian children that have already been approved to be adopted by american families. deborah an
i'm angry at the u.s. for something else. let's use the children as pawns. >> reporter: mcfaden should know. not only did she adopt one of her daughters from russian, she studied in moscow, ran her own adoption agency for 20 years and her nieces and nephews were adopted from russia too. conner and jack mcfaden are fraternal twins who would have been separated. at age 16, both americanized but have a unique understanding of this new law in their native russia. >> and they seem very...
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we want to know how the u.s. business is doing. and you need to hear about international. europe and especially china. starbucks is competing with keurig. don't forget, green mountain, it has been up huge. starbucks should tell us what it is going to do with its cash. maybe a special dividend. they have the cash to do it. i prefer them to grow with the money. this is a major bone of contention with the bulls. i think starbucks branching out is good. the bears, they seem to think that the coffee could be played out. starbucks will tell us about the new juice store concept and the bakery chain. maybe it will give us insight to what could end up being one of the three top markets for starbucks. india. i can't wait to hear about the projections about india. and of course they need to address teavana. i thought this could be a terrific move. teavana gives the company a chain of tea stores that seem to be quite popular. the earnings as early at 2013. not just the cute tea bags. like i want to add some hot tea. i think it could turn out to be howard's third place. this time for t
we want to know how the u.s. business is doing. and you need to hear about international. europe and especially china. starbucks is competing with keurig. don't forget, green mountain, it has been up huge. starbucks should tell us what it is going to do with its cash. maybe a special dividend. they have the cash to do it. i prefer them to grow with the money. this is a major bone of contention with the bulls. i think starbucks branching out is good. the bears, they seem to think that the coffee...
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the monitoring will be done in coordination with u.s. forces. defense officials in seoul are also considering raising the country's alerstatus by one notch. japan's self-defense forces are on the alert in advance of this possible missile launch. the maritime sdf vessel carrying pac-3 missile interceptors has left its home port in hiroshima bound for okinawa. the pac-3 surface-to-air missiles are capable of shooting down debris should it come near the ground. the interceptors will be placed at several sites in okinawa. defense ministry officials expect the missile's flight path could take it over the islands of okinawa. commanders say they'll deploy aegis cruisers in those waters. they say they would only react if debris from a missile fell over japanese territory. >>> investigators are trying to understand why a highway tunnel near tokyo collapsed. panels on the tunnel's ceiling gave way, trapping people inside. nine people were killed. the accident happened sunday morning along a highway connecting tokyo to other parts of central japan. operato
the monitoring will be done in coordination with u.s. forces. defense officials in seoul are also considering raising the country's alerstatus by one notch. japan's self-defense forces are on the alert in advance of this possible missile launch. the maritime sdf vessel carrying pac-3 missile interceptors has left its home port in hiroshima bound for okinawa. the pac-3 surface-to-air missiles are capable of shooting down debris should it come near the ground. the interceptors will be placed at...
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how abouta look at annapolis, the u.s. naval academy sitting on the bapgs of a pretty shop pi river with a few clouds over head. and next take tow harford county, choppy there. chillywater temperatures too. take alook at the winds north and west, five to 15, gusting stronger. we have some winds guszing to 306789 so very breeze vi scenario. -- breezy. temperatures are not exactly frigid by december standards but it will be chilly tonight. howabout some of the weather into the day tomorrow, temperatures likely to get back to the mid-50s but it's going to be a chilly start in the morning. and for points across baltimore county, mid-50s expected. sunshine will clear out after a tonight. radar trend, fairly active to the north up in pennsylvania and the north state. today it was just the fair clouds. skieswill remain clear tomorrow. limited cloud cover as we go into thursday and then clouds increase through the day and a round of rain thursday night into early friday. that's goingto help usher in some cooler air. take a look at
how abouta look at annapolis, the u.s. naval academy sitting on the bapgs of a pretty shop pi river with a few clouds over head. and next take tow harford county, choppy there. chillywater temperatures too. take alook at the winds north and west, five to 15, gusting stronger. we have some winds guszing to 306789 so very breeze vi scenario. -- breezy. temperatures are not exactly frigid by december standards but it will be chilly tonight. howabout some of the weather into the day tomorrow,...
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we will go up in u.s. stock market, but we will see even bigger percentage rises in both china and india. gerri: all right. when you look at this the thing folks are seeing a $600 billion hit to the economy. higher taxes, lower government spending. gerri: we are probably going to see amid cycle slowdown. importantly valuations are not that attractive. the bond market is really in a bowl. stocks are up 20-25% depending upon which markey looking at. we would say in 2013 whereas in 2012 the issue was still be -- guard against not being optimistic enough. we think in 20131 must guard against being too optimistic. gerri: oh boy. to you. has there been a little complacency in the market? will we have seen is the market's trading down on fiscal cliff talk that has been moving on that. you're bullish. where do you think the stocks will be rising on? we will be the news that will compel the stocks higher. >> love it is really the healing of the global economy. now that you are starting out of china and india stabil
we will go up in u.s. stock market, but we will see even bigger percentage rises in both china and india. gerri: all right. when you look at this the thing folks are seeing a $600 billion hit to the economy. higher taxes, lower government spending. gerri: we are probably going to see amid cycle slowdown. importantly valuations are not that attractive. the bond market is really in a bowl. stocks are up 20-25% depending upon which markey looking at. we would say in 2013 whereas in 2012 the issue...
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lou: senior u.s. officials have beg moving its chemical weapons over recent days. president obama arning syrian president against using those weapons. >> today i want toake it absolutely clear, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make that tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. lou: president obama stops short of saying what steps the united states would take for the regime to cross the so-called redline. battling anti-government rebels for two years. more than 40,000 people a been killed in the fight. angry liberals out in full force over the weekend. among them former five time presidential candidate liberal activist ralph nader same president obama is worth divorce then president bush. he does not r with the part and his speech in charlotte and the democtic national convention, the most politically suffer speech, more aggressive. he has basically stated that he has th authority to kill an american citizen or citizens anywhere in the world
lou: senior u.s. officials have beg moving its chemical weapons over recent days. president obama arning syrian president against using those weapons. >> today i want toake it absolutely clear, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make that tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. lou: president obama stops short of saying what steps the united states would take for...
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it will boost the u.s. economy $547 billion in just seven years and create jobs, which, of course, we desperately need. >> one report does not make a plan. it is fundamentally flawed. $90 billion at $3 million actually 20 times value that would be under threat if they went ahead and took the recommendations of this report. it ignores the manufacturing sector. if everyone takes a report and puts it in motion, we will see a catastrophic disruption of jobs in this country. liz: not just from the department of energy, particularly on the republican side, they feel like exporting the plentiful u.s. resource will quell all the critics who say we are -- >> we are for free trade. we are for an approach that says let's not destroy the domestic prizing structure. nine out of ten countries in the world that are gas rich look at domestic gas as its first priority. australia exports 90% of its gas point-to-point contracts and is destroyed the manufacturing sector. for an energy rich country, it pays the same as those in
it will boost the u.s. economy $547 billion in just seven years and create jobs, which, of course, we desperately need. >> one report does not make a plan. it is fundamentally flawed. $90 billion at $3 million actually 20 times value that would be under threat if they went ahead and took the recommendations of this report. it ignores the manufacturing sector. if everyone takes a report and puts it in motion, we will see a catastrophic disruption of jobs in this country. liz: not just from...
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markets in the u.s. and around the world could take a hit. right now the dow is down almost 100 points. no santa clauz rally this year. managing director of the boston consulting group joins me from chicago. great to see you. happy holidays. let's talk about the effect on the economy. i think it's important to point out that it if no deal is reached by january 1st, some things will take effect right away. 2% increase in payroll taxes. no more unemployment benefits for 2 million americans. others will take a little longer to take effect. having said that, what will be the impact on the economy long-term, do you think? >> i think you have to look at this more than as a fiscal cliff but as a fiscal slide. what we're doing is we're beginning a slide and we're going to slide slowly if we don't do something by february we'll have a debt limit crisis that will also cause us so accelerate and reduce the confidence in the united states of america, which is something we should not allow to have happ happen. by march, all of a sudden there will be a pay
markets in the u.s. and around the world could take a hit. right now the dow is down almost 100 points. no santa clauz rally this year. managing director of the boston consulting group joins me from chicago. great to see you. happy holidays. let's talk about the effect on the economy. i think it's important to point out that it if no deal is reached by january 1st, some things will take effect right away. 2% increase in payroll taxes. no more unemployment benefits for 2 million americans....
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your information is not being looked at by the u.s. government. but it is shared with foreign countries as well. our next guest says this is crossing the line. when i heard about this, i didn't believe it. it is so blatantly horrible it that can't be happening. why do you insist it is? >> the worst thing is that the government had all this data to throw into this big pot in the first place. there was this sort of notion that somehow there would be firewalls and dispatched it would be kept separate. this is a great lesson. never believe the government when they said we promise to be good stewards of your information. they are buying. neil: i do agree with you on that. i always wondered in this age where everything is available, for a price, everything is digitized. your bank records and flight records, it's all out there. easy together if you want to. >> i actually think that the idea that the people are freaked out about gmail or faced with having all their data, it really misses the point. the idea that those guys want to sell you stuff, would yo
your information is not being looked at by the u.s. government. but it is shared with foreign countries as well. our next guest says this is crossing the line. when i heard about this, i didn't believe it. it is so blatantly horrible it that can't be happening. why do you insist it is? >> the worst thing is that the government had all this data to throw into this big pot in the first place. there was this sort of notion that somehow there would be firewalls and dispatched it would be kept...
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looking at the fickle number, what about u.s. stocks against other opportunities read >. >> all of a sudden up nicely, i think they have been whacked and a goodbye right here. >> they are not transparent enough. many are swirling around, you're okay? >> never you own a monopoly, they don't like to make compromises. liz: december 14 visit 14 is a. >> they are due to get the iphone. liz: what other areas do you like with china? if people are concerned about whether we will see more of a slowdown, what is your number one moneymaker? >> the telecom of australia. the reason they say that is a 6.5% dividend. which is great, up 30% this year. let's say it does nothing over the next four or ffve years and you're collecting the dividend rising at 4% per year, you look at the compound rate, it is 8%. maybe even more. liz: you still have time to be a shareholder of record. >> absolutely. you look at the point of view of other areas to invest. you can own internationally by having u.s. companies. invest internationally would be a theme i thi
looking at the fickle number, what about u.s. stocks against other opportunities read >. >> all of a sudden up nicely, i think they have been whacked and a goodbye right here. >> they are not transparent enough. many are swirling around, you're okay? >> never you own a monopoly, they don't like to make compromises. liz: december 14 visit 14 is a. >> they are due to get the iphone. liz: what other areas do you like with china? if people are concerned about whether we...
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it stands for a hit against u.s., or hit gain values we told deep, if it is politically correct they are fine, if it is not forget it. neil: so much for that nobel prize for me. >> neither one of us will get it. neil: klein is buying, -- china is buying, this is getting insane. >> we mean it, santa knows, prices are insane! hit my me, t me [ laughter ] neil: those predicts within 50 years china could be premiere financial economic giant, they have moved it to 20 years, and it is getting less and less time as we speak, so within 20 years, china eclipses us as the financial juggernaut of the world, carlos gutierrez, what do you make of that? >> they reduced growth rate to about 5% of out years, they must be making low assumptions about u.s. growth rate, but this is a wake-up call we have to be thinking about the future, for some reason, the report talks about a governnnce gap. i think we have a political crisis that stems from the fact that we can't seem to -- to look forward, we're always solving yesterday's problem or today's crisis, but we have to start looking to the future, we hav
it stands for a hit against u.s., or hit gain values we told deep, if it is politically correct they are fine, if it is not forget it. neil: so much for that nobel prize for me. >> neither one of us will get it. neil: klein is buying, -- china is buying, this is getting insane. >> we mean it, santa knows, prices are insane! hit my me, t me [ laughter ] neil: those predicts within 50 years china could be premiere financial economic giant, they have moved it to 20 years, and it is...
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the housing industry in the u.s. is absolutely turned around. china is trying back. so you have three major underpinnings well these idiots are doing what they're doing. lou: okay. as always to agree to talk to you. at the box office, vampires in love. james bond with a slow holiday weekend. entertainment twilight finale pulling in 17 million. tops of the box office. the twilight saga breaking don part two has made more than $700 million worldwide. the latest bond flick making another 17 million. pulled in just about 870 million worldwide. the richest total ever in this series. coming in third. thirteen and a half million dollars for the weekend. up next, the fiscal cliff. a proposal of his own. the president. what does he think? is it a joke? we will take it up with michael ramirez in just a moment. is our population at risk? a super bug now plaguing this nation's health care facilities. we are joined to assess the threat and the prospects for a public-health response next. you know how painful heartburn cane. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor remmended gavi
the housing industry in the u.s. is absolutely turned around. china is trying back. so you have three major underpinnings well these idiots are doing what they're doing. lou: okay. as always to agree to talk to you. at the box office, vampires in love. james bond with a slow holiday weekend. entertainment twilight finale pulling in 17 million. tops of the box office. the twilight saga breaking don part two has made more than $700 million worldwide. the latest bond flick making another 17...
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what does that mean to the u.s. economy? seems we're talking about far more ports than we were in 2002? >> correct, it could be a fairly significant hit on the u.s. economy. everybody who relies on ports, importers, exporters, manufacturers,armers, agricultural exporters, trucking companies, all these industries rely on ports to move the nation's commerce. if the ports shut down, that means nothing moves in or out and essentially that will impact the economy. adam: so the deadline is this weekend. they would go on strike this weekend. last i saw weren't they going to meet with a mediator? is there a way to avert this? will it take action by congress to intervene? >> at this point the two sides are expected to meet the federal mediator at some point between december 29th. we don't know when and where the meeting will take place. at this point we need the president to step in to assure both sides stay at table to continue to negotiate without engaging in supply chain disruptions. adam: can the president take legal action order
what does that mean to the u.s. economy? seems we're talking about far more ports than we were in 2002? >> correct, it could be a fairly significant hit on the u.s. economy. everybody who relies on ports, importers, exporters, manufacturers,armers, agricultural exporters, trucking companies, all these industries rely on ports to move the nation's commerce. if the ports shut down, that means nothing moves in or out and essentially that will impact the economy. adam: so the deadline is this...